Take Our FDA Consumer Quiz

1. How many dietary supplements are on the market today?

a. 5,000

b. 18,000

c. 29,000

d. 100,000

2.How much do Americans spend on dietary supplements each year?

a. less than $1 billion

b. $3 billion

c. $10 billion

d. more than $15 billion

3. Which of the following typically won't interact with a prescription medicine?

a. alcohol

b. grapefruit juice

c. an over-the-counter pain reliever

d. St. John's wort

e. water

4. According to the U.S General Accounting Office, drug manufacturers spent how much on direct-to-consumer advertising in 2001?

a. $1.6 billion

b. $2.7 billion

c. $5.8 billion

d. $7.5 billion

5. Which form of prescription drug advertising is not included in FDA's guidance documents?

a. television

b. radio

c. telephone

d. magazine

e. internet

6. The main symptom of allergies in dogs and cats is:

a. sneezing

b. itchy skin

c. watery eyes

d. runny nose

7. The most common type of allergy in dogs and cats is:

a. food allergy

b. inhalant allergy

c. flea allergy

d. contact allergy

8. Which is not one of the four types of allergies that can affect pets?

a. food

b. atopic

c. pollen

d. contact

9. The number of people in the United States ages 40 to 74 that are estimated to have "pre-diabetes," a condition in which people have higher than normal blood sugar levels but are not yet diagnosed as having diabetes, is:

a. 10 percent

b. 20 percent

c. 40 percent

d. 60 percent

10. Your risk of developing diabetes rises if you:

a. have a second cousin with diabetes

b. exercise three times or more a week

c. are 60 years old or older

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9 to 10 points: Excellent! Go to the head of the class.
6 to 8 points: Not too bad. You can skip cleaning the chalkboard erasers today.
5 points and below: Oops! Stay after school and reread the appropriate chapters.

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